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• $1.8M EPA grant will provide woodstove alternatives and improve air quality in Klamath Falls, Oregon

  Five-year investment expected to net long-term benefits for area residents

  EPA News Release: $1.8M EPA grant will provide woodstove alternatives and improve air quality in Klamath Falls, Oregon

  • Release Date: December 9, 2020

• EPA Oregon Wildfire Recovery Review and Update

  As EPA’s work winds down, some response crews remain to handle final cleanups

  EPA News Release: EPA Oregon Wildfire Recovery Review and Update

  • Release Date: November 24, 2020

• EPA to help protect Oregon rivers, creeks and streams from fire impacts

  EPA’s task list expands as crews have cleared over 1500 properties of household hazardous waste

  EPA News Release: EPA to help protect Oregon rivers, creeks and streams from fire impacts

  • Release Date: November 6, 2020

• Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center receives EPA grant to help auto repair shops use safer alternatives to toxic chemicals

  EPA News Release: Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center receives EPA grant to help auto repair shops use safer alternatives to toxic chemicals

  • Release Date: November 5, 2020

• EPA: Beware of lead dangers at home

  Lead-based paint still poses risks to kids – rules and tips help reduce risk

  EPA News Release: EPA: Beware of lead dangers at home

  • Release Date: October 27, 2020

• EPA stands-up second Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area at Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Salem

  EPA News Release: EPA stands-up second Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area at Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Salem

  • Release Date: October 21, 2020

• EPA levies $65k penalty against DDM Imports for illegal truck imports

  Washington company previously cited for importing trucks without required emission controls

  EPA News Release: EPA levies $65k penalty against DDM Imports for illegal truck imports

  • Release Date: October 21, 2020

• EPA begins Step 1 Household Hazardous Waste removal operations in Jackson County, Oregon

  Recovery work expected to take place between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, seven days a week

  EPA News Release: EPA begins Step 1 Household Hazardous Waste removal operations in Jackson County, Oregon

  • Release Date: October 20, 2020

• EPA launches phone hotline for wildfire-affected property owners in Oregon with questions about step I household hazardous waste removal

  Phone line will operate from 8:00am to 8:00pm, seven days a week, with Spanish language option

  EPA News Release: EPA launches phone hotline for wildfire-affected property owners in Oregon with questions about step I household hazardous waste removal

  • Release Date: October 16, 2020

• Media Advisory: EPA stands-up first Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area in Central Point, OR

  EPA News Release: Media Advisory: EPA stands-up first Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area in Central Point, OR

  • Release Date: October 10, 2020

• EPA Lifts Burn Bans for Four Oregon Tribal Reservations

  Bans lifted for the Coquille, Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw reservations, ban remains in effect on the Warm Springs, Cow Creek Umpqua and Klamath reservations

  EPA News Release: EPA Lifts Burn Bans for Four Oregon Tribal Reservations

  • Release Date: October 7, 2020

• Counties, state, EPA, to begin wildfire cleanup and recovery efforts

  Hazardous materials removal is first step of rebuilding process

  EPA News Release: Counties, state, EPA, to begin wildfire cleanup and recovery efforts

  • Release Date: October 2, 2020

• EPA and Sherman County Farm Chemical & Fertilizer Company settle Risk Management Program violations at Wasco, Oregon, facility

  EPA News Release: EPA and Sherman County Farm Chemical & Fertilizer Company settle Risk Management Program violations at Wasco, Oregon, facility

  • Release Date: September 29, 2020

• Idaho, Oregon, Washington and partners to receive nearly $1 Million in EPA Pollution Prevention Grants

  EPA News Release: Idaho, Oregon, Washington and partners to receive nearly $1 Million in EPA Pollution Prevention Grants

  • Release Date: September 23, 2020

• EPA, state, tribal and local air quality partners offer wildfire smoke-ready tips for the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA, state, tribal and local air quality partners offer wildfire smoke-ready tips for the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  • Release Date: September 18, 2020